Architecture and Design icons

By the late 1920s, Hungarian architect and designer Marcel Brauer had designed several pieces of furniture with tubular structures inspired by bicycle handlebars, including the iconic Wassily Chair and the…

Glass House is considered one of the most influential works of modern architecture. It was built by American architect Philip Johnson in 1949 as part of his Harvard University thesis…

The Guggenheim Museum is one of the most famous and important works of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was the last project of his life and also the longest. The…

The Eames House, also known as Case Study No. 8, is an icon of mid-20th century American modern architecture. The use of new materials, the structure, and the decor filled…

The Mid-century modern style emerged in the mid-20th century, after World War II. It had its greatest peak between 1940 and 1970. However, it is a style that lasts over…

The Kappe residence was built by American architect Raymond Kappe between 1965 and 1967 as a personal project for himself and his family. Throughout his long and distinguished career as…

The Kaufmann House, also known as the Kaufmann Desert House, was built between 1946 and 1947 by Austrian-born architect Richard Neutra.  Throughout his career, Neutra designed more than 300 houses…

The Fisher House, also known as the Norman Fisher House, was built between 1960 and 1967 by Estonian-born architect Louis Kahn for Dr. Norman Fisher and his landscape designer wife,…

Case Study Houses was an experimental architecture program devised by John Entenza, editor of Arts & Architecture magazine. Entenza was not an architect but a great connoisseur of modern architecture,…